"Initial actions".
The US Navy, I am told, teach that in the event of an emergency the first action is to wind on the clock on the instrument panel. This creates a short mental break to ensure that a pilot doesn't do the first thing that instinct said, and insteads steadies themselves mentally to analyse and respond properly to the situation.
Another approach, which I tend to use - probably because as a flight tester and part time instructor I'm very used to talking about what's happening constantly, is to leap straight into.... describing the problem. It has a similar effect: a mental break that stops you following inappropriate "instinctive" behaviours.
Unless it's a stall of course - in which case go with trained instinct!